“I might have simply said, ‘This is so simple! “Everyone wants to buy my record when I come out here, get on the radio and TV, and make it!” he wrote. “Even if I had such thoughts, they would quickly fade.
I eventually discovered that what had occurred to me was quite unusual.
He went to KRLA’s morning show a year later, then in 1962, he went to KFWB. Two different stints at KMPC, owned by actor Gene Autry, were among his numerous other radio appearances.
From 1964 to 1965, he hosted NBC’s “What’s This Song?” as Win Martindale, his first network hosting position.
Later, he presented “Dream Girl ’67” and “How’s Your Mother-in-Law?” on ABC, both of which were created by Chuck Barris. The latter was canceled after only 13 weeks.
“I’ve jokingly said it came and went so fast, it seemed more like 13 minutes!” It was the worst show Martindale had ever done, he wrote.
